Objective Geographic mal‐distribution towards urban over rural medical practice exists
worldwide. The James Cook University medical school has focused its selection and …

Objective To understand how contemporary socio‐cultural factors may impact medical
students' rural career intent. Design Cross‐sectional study using data from the national …

Objectives The aim of the present study was to provide qualitative insights from urban-based
junior doctors (graduation to completion of speciality training) of the effect of rural …

Objectives: To determine whether recruitment of rural students and uptake of extended rural
placements are associated with students' expressed intentions to undertake rural internships …

Introduction: In most countries it remains a challenge to sustain the rural medical workforce.
Based on evidence that medical students with rural backgrounds are more likely than their …

Objective Rural background is associated with greater interest in rural practice. However,
there is no universally agreed definition of 'rural'background used in medical school …

Background Recruiting medical students from a rural background, together with offering
them opportunities for prolonged immersion in rural clinical training environments, both lead …

Health workforce shortages are a major problem in rural areas. Australian medical schools
have implemented a number of rural education and training interventions aimed at …

Background To understand the influence of the number of years spent at an Australian rural
clinical school (RCS) on graduate current, preferred current and intended location for rural …

Introduction: This study is based on the metaphor of the'rural pipeline'into medical practice.
The four stages of the rural pipeline are:(1) contact between rural secondary schools and the …